Litarachna lopezae

Litarachna lopezae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
Family:	Pontarachnidae
Genus:	Litarachna
Species:	L. lopezae
Binomial name
Litarachna lopezae Pešić et al., 2014[1]

Litarachna lopezae is a species of aquatic mite in the order Trombidiformes. Found around depths of 70 meters in the Mona Passage, Puerto Rico,^[2][3] the species was named after Jennifer Lopez.^[1][4]

1. ^ ^{a b} Pešić, Vladimir; Chatterjee, Tapas; Alfaro, Monica; Schizas, Nikolaos V. (10 July 2014). "A new species of Litarachna (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from a Caribbean mesophotic coral ecosystem". ZooKeys (425). Pensoft Publishers: 89–97. doi:10.3897/zookeys.425.8110. PMC 4137308. PMID 25147451. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
2. ^ "New Species of Mite Discovered in Puerto Rico, Named after Jennifer Lopez". Sci-News.com. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
3. ^ Danica Coto (17 July 2014). "Puerto Rican water mite named after Jennifer Lopez". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
4. ^ Harriet Gibsone (17 July 2014). "Scientists name new species of water mite after Jennifer Lopez". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

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